New Personal FTP Application Released

By TMO Staff

Oct 8th, 2000 5:00 PM EDT

Black Diamond has released a serverless person-to-person file transport program, SockeToome, which helps individual users easily manage and send files to each other. Socke Toome does not require a server or a static IP address, and supports the ability to resume interupted transfers. According to Black Diamond:

Black Diamond Products today announced the release of the first public beta
of its innovative new internet application SockeToome.

SockeToome is an application to send files to other users, directly,
person-to-person. It involves no central server, and can be used by people
with both static and dynamic IP addresses. It works at the senderis
convenience, queueing files for transmission to other users, and holding
them in a queue until successfully sent. If you regularly exchange files
with other people, SockeToome can simplify your life.

SockeToome:

both retries and resumes transfers

transmits directly between the senderis and receiveris computers

involves no central server, preserving your privacy

works at the senderis convenience as well as at the receiveris

works between Macs and PCs

can handle up to four outgoing and three incoming transmissions
simultaneously

is very simple to set up and run

is particularly suitable where people regularly exchange files

works with both static and dynamic IP addresses

utilises a priority-based queueing system

allows messages to be sent with files

features comprehensive logging

can be run unattended

features many queue management facilities

can be used to back up critical files to a friendis computer

No longer is it necessary:

to upload to a server for subsequent download, or

to run a server and notify people when the server is online, or

to entrust your files to email, or

for both parties to be at their computers at the same time

Just pop your files into the send queue, and leave SockeToome running. When
the other person comes online, SockeToome will transmit the files.

SockeToome is available for the Mac and for the PC.

Socke Toomer is available for US$20. You can find more information at the Black Diamond web site.